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                                          |                                     |                              February 7, 2012
                                          |        MAJOR SHIPPERS REPORT        |
                                          |        U.S. General Imports         |
                                          |       By Category, 12/2011 Data     |
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                                           Category  82:  SILK / VEG. NON-APPAREL PRODUCTS
                                                    Data in Million SME

                Calendar Years               Year-to-Date              Year-Endings                                YE 12/2011
   Country      2009       2010      12/2010    12/2011  % Change   12/2010    10/2011    11/2011    12/2011   % Change % Share


     WORLD     209.634    220.407    220.407    301.474     36.78   220.407    291.256    297.723    301.474      36.78  100.00

     CHINA P   148.550    164.607    164.607    186.820     13.50   164.607    189.152    189.675    186.820      13.50   61.97

     ISRAEL      0.259      0.046      0.046     40.455  88219.29     0.046     29.428     36.080     40.455   88219.29   13.42

     PORTUGL     0.815      2.068      2.068     19.129    824.83     2.068     15.031     14.990     19.129     824.83    6.35

     INDIA      12.310     13.163     13.163     18.040     37.05    13.163     17.813     17.195     18.040      37.05    5.98

     KOR REP     1.964      4.577      4.577      4.508     -1.51     4.577      4.789      4.556      4.508      -1.51    1.50

     BELGIUM     2.050      2.670      2.670      4.088     53.07     2.670      4.168      4.167      4.088      53.07    1.36

     CHINA T     1.062      1.333      1.333      3.041    128.18     1.333      2.909      2.991      3.041     128.18    1.01

     U KING      0.981      4.345      4.345      3.006    -30.82     4.345      4.706      4.374      3.006     -30.82    1.00

     ITALY       2.358      3.853      3.853      2.975    -22.78     3.853      3.393      3.679      2.975     -22.78    0.99

     MEXICO      2.725      3.629      3.629      2.289    -36.93     3.629      1.830      2.009      2.289     -36.93    0.76

     VIETNAM     0.782      0.969      0.969      1.958    102.08     0.969      1.874      1.939      1.958     102.08    0.65

     GERMANY     0.376      1.053      1.053      1.814     72.30     1.053      1.933      1.963      1.814      72.30    0.60

     PAKISTN     1.090      4.163      4.163      1.016    -75.59     4.163      1.851      1.474      1.016     -75.59    0.34


     _WTO      207.569    218.707    218.707    299.717     37.04   218.707    289.445    295.956    299.717      37.04   99.42

     _OECD      28.352     23.585     23.585     40.142     70.20    23.585     38.535     38.489     40.142      70.20   13.32

     _EU15      23.275     16.314     16.314     32.840    101.29    16.314     31.232     31.131     32.840     101.29   10.89

     _EC12      23.201     16.171     16.171     32.681    102.10    16.171     31.067     30.965     32.681     102.10   10.84

     _ASEAN      1.923      1.734      1.734      2.984     72.13     1.734      2.940      2.974      2.984      72.13    0.99